tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post173784211250985225..comments2014-04-18T09:47:55.100-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Open Friday: New Old School GamesJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40592472427406936202010-05-08T22:51:31.249-04:002010-05-08T22:51:31.249-04:00Not to beat a dead horse, but most of the game gen...Not to beat a dead horse, but most of the game genres mentioned wistfully here are already done, or near completion, for BRP:<br /><br />http://basicroleplaying.com/content.php<br /><br />Looking forward to reading the reviews!Baron Greystonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7887842451018248722010-05-08T21:05:16.018-04:002010-05-08T21:05:16.018-04:00RE: MARS, yes I&#39;m tempted to get the Savage Wo...RE: MARS, yes I&#39;m tempted to get the Savage Worlds version but last time I checked the print edition was mail order from a British POD service - quite pricey. <br /><br />RE: BRP I&#39;ve also heard about Jason Durall&#39;s Interplanetary. If it get good reviews I&#39;ll be the first one in line. I like my BRP about as complicated as CoC or Stormbringer. Full on RQ with strike ranks, hit locations, and 3 variant strap-on magic systems is a bit much for me.<br /><br />I am going to go dig out my copy of Pendragon - it might be a good template for Dune or even Barsoom.John Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80777514241239208302010-05-08T16:41:44.111-04:002010-05-08T16:41:44.111-04:00There&#39;s an interesting mini-game from Dragon 4...There&#39;s an interesting mini-game from Dragon 47 - Crimefighters. It has that pulpy 20s - 30s feel to it. I haven&#39;t played it, but it reads like fun.<br /><br />Maybe the next thing for the OSR is to have a few mini-games. You know, the one-off for when half the group is sick/kids sick/summer vacation/overtime at work/etc. <br /><br />Many a Barsoom mini-game can get everything rolling...sycarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741233143540350684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65309940632497457682010-05-08T13:01:11.405-04:002010-05-08T13:01:11.405-04:00An old-schooly western would be the bee&#39;s knee...An old-schooly western would be the bee&#39;s knees, in my opinion. Of all the old games I used to play, I believe the most fun I had was when playing the second edition Boot Hill. Yeah, yeah ... more war-gamey than role-playing - but fun, nonetheless. :)<br /><br />A very close second was the Boot Hill inspired Gangbusters. <br /><br />So my votes would be westerns and 20/30s-era gangsters.Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291942599248504928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65475733563032536492010-05-08T06:18:27.908-04:002010-05-08T06:18:27.908-04:00@Kelvingreen If you want a good Cthulhuesque style...@Kelvingreen If you want a good Cthulhuesque style campaign set in the here and now, Miskatonic River Press has done Our Ladies of Sorrow. The other option is The Laundry RPG from Cubicle Seven based on the books by Charles Stross.<br /><br />@John Fletcher Adamant&#39;s MARS is also available for Savage Worlds.Pookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521454715536568847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59529978822364354612010-05-08T04:17:21.757-04:002010-05-08T04:17:21.757-04:00Jason Durall is writing BRP Interplanetary... http...Jason Durall is writing BRP Interplanetary... http://basicroleplaying.com/content.php/12-Interplanetary ...due out sometime this year.Wulfgar22http://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51928679472913217102010-05-08T00:59:15.368-04:002010-05-08T00:59:15.368-04:00John, write Mars BRP! Post! :)John, write Mars BRP! Post! :)Baron Greystonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84144934032429356662010-05-07T22:58:07.619-04:002010-05-07T22:58:07.619-04:00Traveller variant? Firefly is Traveller straight o...<i>Traveller variant? Firefly is Traveller straight out of the old little black box before the 3rd Imperium setting smothered everything else. Mongoose Traveller is an easy fit for Firefly and much cleaner system that the official Serenity game.</i><br /><br />Add setting and bake for 50 minutes at 350F.A Paladin In Citadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12208926689866834772010-05-07T22:42:48.185-04:002010-05-07T22:42:48.185-04:00I think it would be important not to drag Dune dow...I think it would be important not to drag Dune down with too techie of a system. I hate to say it but Pendragon&#39;s model of generations and the way it handles values may be a better match for the character system.fauxcryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772555578908486849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86012347408990204202010-05-07T22:28:31.300-04:002010-05-07T22:28:31.300-04:00Traveller variant? Firefly is Traveller straight o...Traveller variant? Firefly is Traveller straight out of the old little black box before the 3rd Imperium setting smothered everything else. Mongoose Traveller is an easy fit for Firefly and much cleaner system that the official Serenity game.<br /><br />I&#39;d like a good official Barsoom game. I&#39;ve been grousing about that for over 20 years now. Adamant&#39;s MARS was well written but it used d20 = fail in book. <br /><br />As we seem to keep restating Chaosium&#39;s BRP (RQ, CoC, etc.) is still in print, still played, and hasn&#39;t needed much improving in almost 30 years. I should just stop complaining and write up MARS BRP.John Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25901483968309919012010-05-07T22:25:04.762-04:002010-05-07T22:25:04.762-04:00Western (especially weird west) or Superheroes.Western (especially weird west) or Superheroes.Rach's reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56726079619487836102010-05-07T22:08:38.740-04:002010-05-07T22:08:38.740-04:00Yes, Firefly would be awesome as a traveller varia...Yes, Firefly would be awesome as a traveller variantA Paladin In Citadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70974495845257634672010-05-07T22:01:31.085-04:002010-05-07T22:01:31.085-04:00I found out about Firefly from the Traveller forum...I found out about Firefly from the Traveller forum because even the pre-debut publicity made it sound like Traveller.Robert Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89847402349396432772010-05-07T21:53:37.127-04:002010-05-07T21:53:37.127-04:00I dig the GORR system too. and I really wish Gobl...I dig the GORR system too. and I really wish Goblinoid Games would do some more with it. Like maybe somr weird fantasy/ sci-fi/ horror game out of like Planet Argo or Arduin.crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54725398508095637012010-05-07T20:47:12.134-04:002010-05-07T20:47:12.134-04:00Traveller. Halfway through the first episode of Fi...Traveller. Halfway through the first episode of Firefly, it dawned on me what a great Traveller campaign that would make.<br /><br />I liked James Bond, but it seems like it only plays well with 1-2 players. Top Secret seemed like a better system for larger groups, though it wasn&#39;t as polished.<br /><br />My favorite, though technically not an RPG, would be Car Wars. It was a great &quot;pick up&quot; game for us.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13532063948884732421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82265862394081160772010-05-07T19:38:13.350-04:002010-05-07T19:38:13.350-04:00The thing that I love about the OSR as a concept i...The thing that I love about the OSR as a concept is that it&#39;s the ultimate grass roots do-it-yourself movement that grows out of the open systems. <br /><br />So beyond the DIY dark fantasy I&#39;m kicking about using S&amp;W, what would I next do or like to see that harks back in time a little?<br /><br />Probably a post-apocalyptic/cyber-punky people in cars thing. A game that falls somewhere between Games Workshop&#39;s initial idea for Dark Future (a cyberpunk RPG) and the minis game it became.Simon Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788037479958489349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57241512307362375722010-05-07T18:06:59.100-04:002010-05-07T18:06:59.100-04:00Wow. Some great ideas in here.
I&#39;d like to s...Wow. Some great ideas in here.<br /><br />I&#39;d like to see a WWII game. Not historical. Something along the lines of Castle Wolfenstein, Guns of Naverone, or Kelley&#39;s Heroes.jdh417http://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49221248061789883932010-05-07T18:03:12.308-04:002010-05-07T18:03:12.308-04:00Hmm...one system for Star Wars and Star Trek?
Alt...Hmm...one system for Star Wars and Star Trek?<br /><br />Although, I’ve always been interested in running some kind of “alternative Star Wars”. Like a mash-up of Star Wars with classic Traveller or GURPS.<br /><br />I’m interested in an old west system. I want to do something like the Wild Wild Wild West meets Brisco County, Jr. I’m not sure what the ideal system for that actually looks like, though.<br /><br />I’d love to see a lighter version of GURPS. Not like TFT, though.Robert Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11327567380911642742010-05-07T15:40:27.972-04:002010-05-07T15:40:27.972-04:00&quot;future as it looked from the 80&#39;s&quot; ...&quot;future as it looked from the 80&#39;s&quot; <br />Best moment ever in irregularwebcomic: <br />Vader: TEAR THIS SHIP APART UNTIL YOU FIND THOSE MEMORY TAPES.<br /><br />Guardsman: Did you just say &quot;memory <i>tapes</i>?&quot;richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84646294086840196022010-05-07T15:35:35.224-04:002010-05-07T15:35:35.224-04:00I want not a clone of a specific game, but a neo-c...I want not a clone of a specific game, but a neo-classic game for Cold War atomic horror, and another for &#39;40s/&#39;50s rocket patrol SF. Alien invasions, marauder robots, and giant radioactive insects. I have an idea for how to write the atomic horror game; the second one, too, although I guess someone&#39;s done a game more or less like that.Talysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7882354654183169042010-05-07T15:31:41.637-04:002010-05-07T15:31:41.637-04:00Re: Cyberpunk...
Why refit it to 20th century sen...Re: Cyberpunk...<br /><br />Why refit it to 20th century sensibilities? Cyberpunk is now retro-SF, just like rockets &amp; rayguns. Be cool to see an OSR take on classic Gibsonian cyberpunk. The game would certainly have a &quot;future as it looked from the 80&#39;s&quot; feel. Cyberdecks, netrunning, monomolecular whips, and big-ass mohawks.Risus Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85174238287020532802010-05-07T15:28:00.039-04:002010-05-07T15:28:00.039-04:00Ohhh, if I had a choice, I&#39;d go for an old-sch...Ohhh, if I had a choice, I&#39;d go for an old-school version of one of my pet historical periods: Three Kingdoms-era China. Not the REALISTIC period, mind you, but the MYTHIC period, a la the novels films and video games set in the period. if you&#39;ve seen the movie <i>Hero</i>, you have a pretty good idea of the vibe I&#39;m looking for!Michael Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014040533438349177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32132514277325882242010-05-07T15:23:43.794-04:002010-05-07T15:23:43.794-04:00Ah, I forgot Gamma World / Metamorphosis Alpha. An...Ah, I forgot Gamma World / Metamorphosis Alpha. And I enjoy a good cyberpunk game, too.<br /><br />I have to agree with Dave&#39;s post though. I don&#39;t really want to learn more rules systems if I don&#39;t have to, and I think the spirit is supposed to be more along the lines of reviving the old school classics we love. Or updating them to increase their appeal.<br /><br />Ports written up to adapt genres and classics of literature to a particular rules system are the best solution for me. I&#39;d love to see one site where all those ports can be made available.Baron Greystonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40496773953003938932010-05-07T15:02:44.275-04:002010-05-07T15:02:44.275-04:00I would honestly like to see a lighter mecha-inspi...I would honestly like to see a lighter mecha-inspired game, ala Gundam, Macross, and the like. They trend complex as a result of building and customizing mecha and technology, but there&#39;s got to be a way to keep some of the modularity and lose some of the complexity.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435243803003028117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18200671885429951442010-05-07T14:03:27.295-04:002010-05-07T14:03:27.295-04:00I like the &#39;What If&#39; games like Dragons at...I like the &#39;What If&#39; games like Dragons at Dawn, Encounter Critical, Mazes and Minotaurs, Emprise and X-plorers. <br /><br />Otherwise, it&#39;s the setting-based stuff like Planet Algol, Redwald and Urutsk that interests me.Sean Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06097382096285636833noreply@blogger.com